You're a heroin addict, alone with your best friend....

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Hypothetical situation, only the answer is important, no 'Oh, I'd never do heroin in the first place' or 'I'd never share a needle if I did herion'....just answer the ultimate question. OK?

You and your best friend since birth are together, in a hotel room, alone.

You're about to shoot up and your needle breaks. You have no back-up and no way to get a new one and you're dope sick.

Your friend offers to share his/her needle with you and swears on their life that they're disease free.

You accept, and believe the friend because you have known them for life and trust them. Plus, you're a heroin addict and you're sick so you are motivated by that.

6 months later you find out he/she gave you HIV when you shared that needle.

Whose fault is it? Is it your fault for agreeing to share the needle and believing her/him? Or should your friend take the blame for not disclosing or not knowing for sure of their HIV status?

It's your fault because you know the risk and did it anyway. 107
It's your friend's fault. They said they were clean. 40
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  • DannysUsername
    11 years ago

    It's kind of both of our faults for being fucked up on heroin in the first place. And then the needle thing...he shouldn't have been dumb enough to let me borrow and I shouldn't have been dumb enough to actually borrow it. I'm goin' with 50/50.

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  • starlite80
    11 years ago

    i must say being an ex iv user and have did this before /sharing a needle with a close friend/i was scared when i did it and i knew the risks i was just so sick and desperate i figured if it happened it happened,i honestly new the choices and at that point i guess i well i cant say i ddidnt care i guess i can say my sickness overpowered my decision,when ur like thatr the only thing ur thinking is not wanting to be sick and that overpowers alot of choices,,ive bheen clean since 2006

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    • saduJ18
      11 years ago

      Congratulations, I'm very happy for you!

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  • dalmationUntoyourSoul
    11 years ago

    it's really no ones fault. the one person shouldn't have taken the risk and they did. if the other person knew they had AIDS, i would be more inclined to say it was there fault. but what does fault matter when you both have shit for blood?

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  • goliad
    11 years ago

    It's like what comes first, the chicken or the egg?

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  • Captain_Kegstand
    11 years ago

    I would never do heroin in the first place!

    Haha just kidding, it would be my own damn fault. As soon as I decided to start using heroin I immediately accept the risks of heroin usage, one of which being AIDS. Then, as soon as I decided to stick a needle into my arm that I don't know for a fact is clean, I again accept the responsibilities of using a possibally dirty needle, again one of which being AIDS.

    There is a line of decisions that I would have made, tracing directly back to the first heroin usage, every step of the way pointing to my own fault.

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  • gargamel
    11 years ago

    It's your fault. Your friend's a heroin addict. You shouldn't believe whatever he says. Oh, i forgot you are one too. So both.

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  • Shackleford96
    11 years ago

    For me, it would depend on whether or not the friend lied intentionally or just didn't know. If they lied intentionally, then, in my opinion of course, it would be their fault. I mean, how was I supposed to know that their was malicious intent behind that savior needle? It's not like I could help it either, as I am an addict. Though, I have heard of hospitals and organizations giving away needles for free just to prevent the spread of diseases and stuff. Still though, I'm an addict, so that wouldn't matter; my extreme addiction would not allow for an expedition to the hospital, or other place of interest, to purchase another needle.

    If, on the other hand, the friend honestly didn't know when he told me he was clean, that would be a different story. I would not blame him if that were the case.

    Final decision: neither. But you shouldn't have been doing heroine in the first place :P

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  • nightmare28
    11 years ago

    Once you're an adult, you can't blame others for the choices you make in life, taking a risk and using that needle is one of those choices.

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  • [Old Memory]
    11 years ago

    You'll get HIV when you suck him off anyway so just use it.

    Fucking junkie piece of shit.

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    • starlite80
      11 years ago

      all junkies are not pieces of shit,,,there someones mother,,ur doctor,,,someones sister,,a lawyer,,its everyday people so yes alot of junkies are pieces of shit but not all of them there real people with a problem,,i was a heroin addict for 6 yrs i was on the streets of chicago living with my mom going to the projects at 3am to score by myself a little white girl,,and i never stole from anyonenever prostituted or nething i was an iv user and was at my bottom and i was and always stayed a good person,,so dont say all junkies are pieces of shit,,,!!!!!!!

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      • [Old Memory]
        11 years ago

        When you spend enough time around them you learn that almost all of them are fuckheads.

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        • starlite80
          11 years ago

          i understand ur reaqsoning

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  • jondoerandom
    11 years ago

    I might get some angry comments here, but if I were a fucking junkie to the point where I don't give a shit about taking someone else's needle -maybe aids is not such a bad thing. The world ain't gonna be miss me anyway.

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  • Squambly+
    11 years ago

    It would mostly be my fault for being addicted to heroin in the first place. Just saying... (>_>)

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  • KeddersPrincess
    11 years ago

    I guess it's my fault for going along with it. I mean, they may have persuaded me, but it's still my choice.

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  • TerryVie
    11 years ago

    my fault for not even trying to disinfect the needle/taking the risk. I mean, i should have a lighter with me or something? While i only know about lower temperature/longer time heat desinfection working for possible HIV contamination, i'd at least should have TRIED.

    Anyway:
    On things like that, NEVER trust someone else. If i'd later find out she KNEW and lied, i'd literally kill her in return.

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  • howaminotmyself
    11 years ago

    Well, that's the risk you take. Placing blame won't change anything. It's the individual's fault. Blame yourself, you made the choice. The friend probably blames himself too. And you could blame your friend, but they would just blame you back for agreeing. Did they knowingly lie? That would change things a little. But only the status of the relationship. Will assigning blame resolve the situation?

    I don't think I answered your question.

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  • anti-hero
    11 years ago

    AIDS would not get the chance to kill them before I did.

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  • dappled
    11 years ago

    It's a good question. You could argue that it's your fault because you had as many facts as your friend (unless they were lying) and made your decision. You could also argue it's the friend's fault for making a statement he couldn't substantiate.

    Ultimately, I think people should take responsibility for their own actions, and I'm going to say it's your fault.

    It is a good question, though. I wonder if there are any cases that made court.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      11 years ago

      I had a different answer typed about mostly sex cases, and a sex case I had heard of involving IV drug use as well, and I think only the sex part is heard in court since the whole IV drug thing is illegal, I don't believe courts hear cases in which both defendant and plaintiff participated in the same illegal act....as in, if you got ripped of in a drug deal, the courts are not going to help you either by lawsuit or by prosecution of the thief.

      Anyway at the risk of putting my foot in my mouth and being so sure that it's not a crime or something you could sue over (though I AM pretty sure...in the US anyway), I'll just link a wiki page I came across....Still, reading it, it mostly talks about sexual transmission. It does mention throwing or spreading of body fluids but not specifically if IV drug users are protected, it only mentions truly innocent parties like prison guards (inmates like to throw body fluids on them...a lot, so it makes sense to make that a serious crime).

      Anyway, here's that:

      <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_transmission_of_HIV" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Criminal_transmiss...</a>

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      • dappled
        11 years ago

        Hmm... makes interesting reading. Even though I answered the question, I find myself still thinking about it. Along with the questions where everyone joins in and it turns into a party, questions like yours are my favourites; the ones where I really have to do some thinking (and the law isn't one of my strong suits, anyway). I've got the feeling I'm still going to be thinking about this tomorrow.

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